Josko Gvardiol the new Manchester City signing from RB Leipzig is all over the news and here is all you need to know about the Croatian and his Man City salary and contract
Manchester City and RB Leipzig have reached an agreement on a price for Josko Gvardiol. The agreement is about to be signed, and the defender is believed to have finished the first part of his physical on Wednesday.
Josko Gvardiol Man City salary, contract details, transfer fee, bio, age, height and position
The Croatian international, 21, who can play left back and centre half, has reached a personal contract with City. His Leipzig deal runs through 2027, giving the German club a stronger negotiating position. They have been wanting at least โฌ100 million (ยฃ86.7 million).
Gvardiol is expected to follow midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea as City’s second summer acquisition. Gvardiol joins a long list of central defenders at City after spending two seasons at Leipzig after rising through the levels at Dinamo Zagreb. There are Manuel Akanji, Rben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Akรฉ, and John Stones who all play there, though Pep Guardiola has also played Stones in midfield and center-halves at full-back. In light of this, let us have a look at who is Josko Gvardiol.
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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 19, 2023
Who is Josko Gvardiol?
Josko Gvardiol, a professional football player from Croatia who was born on January 23, 2002, competes for both the Croatian national team and Premier League club Manchester City as a defender. He is currently 21 years old and measures 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in).
Josko Gvardiol’s family and siblings
Sanja Gvardiol is his mother’s name whole Tihomir Gvardiol is his father. Franka and Lorena, Gvardiol’s two sisters. His uncle’s name is Damir Kalapa. Zvonimir is the name of his grandfather.
A look at Josko Gvardiol’s career
On October 18, he replaced Mario Gavranovi in the senior Dinamo team’s 4-2 victory over Gorica to make his league debut. On June 25, 2020, Guardiola agreed to a five-year contract with Dinamo. On September 28, 2020, it was announced that he had signed a five-year, โฌ16 million deal with Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
At the age of 17, he received his first call-up to the Croatia under-21 squad in October 2019. He contributed to Croatia’s 10-0 triumph over San Marino on October 8, 2020, the biggest victory for the national team. He made his senior team debut on June 6, 2021, after Borna Barii was replaced in a 1-0 loss to Belgium. He was then chosen as a left-back defender for the Croatian team’s 26-man roster for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
What is Josko Gvardiol’s net worth?
His made about โฌ6.5 million per year. He is a professional footballer from Croatia, and his total net worth is $20.90 million in 2023.
RB Leipzig have driven a hard bargain, but according to a report City are closing in on a deal that could cost ยฃ86 million for the defender making Gvardiol the most expensive transfer fee paid for a defender ever but his salary at the club isn’t known currently.